First Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. Exteriors of Nike missile assembly building in Northern Taiwan. CWO (Chief Warrant Officer) James F. Wheeler of 61st Artillery, 2nd Missile Battalion, D Battery, checks the Nike missile for proper assembly. Nike assembly officer 1st Lieutenant Lee Kuei Cheng of 1st Missile Battalion, B Battery, and Sergeant Gordon A. Cotner, Division B of MAAG advisory team, are seen. Two Chinese mechanics remove rear plate of Nike. Nike missile shipping container. Sergeant Cotner and CWO Wheeler discusses reassembled portion of missile. Chinese officer takes inventory as parts are being uncrated and hands them to Chinese mechanics. Sergeant Cotner watches as Chinese officer inspects Nike container.
First Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. U.S. Army Sergeant Gordon A. Cotner talks to members of Chinese assembly team during break period. Chinese mechanics eat as they talk to the Sergeant. Various U.S. Army officers and Chinese mechanics. Nike-Hercules missile being readied for flight test by chinese assembly team. U.S. advisors watch and evaluate the work. Chief Warrant Officer Michael F. Feehley and John K. Langford Jr. discuss the results. Sergeant Fu looks on. CWO Langford checks out testing progress with 1st Lieutenant Wang Mus-shan and sergeant Fisrt Class Chih Meng-Ping. Chief of Guided Missile Advisory team Lieutenant Colonel William H. Deadwyler discusses problems with 1st Lieutenant Wang.
First Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. Chinese mechanics on top of crates carrying Nike-Hercules missile. They open the containers. Fins being removed from the crate under direction of Chinese 1st Lieutenant Lee Kuei Cheng. Chief Warrant Officer James Wheeler stands by.
First Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. Chinese woman picking tea leafs in a tea garden. IFC area on a hill with radar tracking antenna. A Chinese woman in a conical hat picks tea leafs.
First Nike-Hercules missile service in Taiwan. A sign reads 'US Army GMAT MAAG Division A' . Sergeant Kung, Sergent Toppie Curlie, Sergent yin and Sergent First Class Robert P. Kirk, Major Chen and Captain Emil S. Pope stand in pathway and discuss about the Nike-Hercules missile. An American and a Chinese officer walk away. Three Chinese flags on poles: flag of the Armed forces, flag of the Republic and flag of the Army. Nike missile monument with dragon and republic of China emblem on it as American and Chinese officers walk past it. Officers get in a jeep and drive away. Direction sign in Chinese and English. A Chinese military police on guard.
Site of the first Nike-Hercules missile installation in Taiwan. Beachcraft Corporation Engineer, John A. Stroot, briefs a Chinese and an American officer on operation of the U.S. ARMY MQM-61A drone plane. Mechanic uses a machine to rotate the propellers of the drone. Men near the drone plane.